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CWE-20 (输入验证不恰当) — Vulnerability Class 3320

3320 vulnerabilities classified as CWE-20 (输入验证不恰当). AI Chinese analysis included.

CWE-20 represents a critical software weakness where applications fail to properly verify the integrity, format, or type of incoming data before processing it. This oversight allows attackers to inject malicious payloads, such as SQL injection strings or cross-site scripting code, which can bypass security controls and compromise system integrity. Exploitation typically occurs when untrusted data from external sources, like user forms or network packets, is treated as executable code or trusted input. To mitigate this risk, developers must implement rigorous input validation strategies, including strict type checking, length constraints, and allow-listing acceptable characters. Additionally, employing parameterized queries and output encoding ensures that even if validation fails, the injected data remains inert, thereby preserving application security and preventing unauthorized execution or data exposure.

MITRE CWE Description
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Input validation is a frequently-used technique for checking potentially dangerous inputs in order to ensure that the inputs are safe for processing within the code, or when communicating with other components. Input can consist of: raw data - strings, numbers, parameters, file contents, etc. metadata - information about the raw data, such as headers or size Data can be simple or structured. Structured data can be composed of many nested layers, composed of combinations of metadata and raw data, with other simple or structured data. Many properties of raw data or metadata may need to be validated upon entry into the code, such as: specified quantities such as size, length, frequency, price, rate, number of operations, time, etc. implied or derived quantities, such as the actual size of a file instead of a specified size indexes, offsets, or positions into more complex data structures symbolic keys or other elements into hash tables, associative arrays, etc. well-formedness, i.e. syntactic correctness - compliance with expected syntax lexical token correctness - compliance with rules for what is treated as a token specified or derived type - the actual type of the input (or what the input appears to be) consistency - between individual data el…
Common Consequences (3)
AvailabilityDoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
An attacker could provide unexpected values and cause a program crash or arbitrary control of resource allocation, leading to excessive consumption of resources such as memory and CPU.
ConfidentialityRead Memory, Read Files or Directories
An attacker could read confidential data if they are able to control resource references.
Integrity, Confidentiality, AvailabilityModify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
An attacker could use malicious input to modify data or possibly alter control flow in unexpected ways, including arbitrary command execution.
Mitigations (5)
Architecture and DesignConsider using language-theoretic security (LangSec) techniques that characterize inputs using a formal language and build "recognizers" for that language. This effectively requires parsing to be a distinct layer that effectively enforces a boundary between raw input and internal data representations, instead of allowing parser code to be scattered throughout the program, where it could be subjec…
Architecture and DesignUse an input validation framework such as Struts or the OWASP ESAPI Validation API. Note that using a framework does not automatically address all input validation problems; be mindful of weaknesses that could arise from misusing the framework itself (CWE-1173).
Architecture and Design, ImplementationUnderstand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter the product, including but not limited to: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide data to the application. Remember that such inputs may b…
ImplementationAssume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does. When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range…
Effectiveness: High
Architecture and DesignFor any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server. Even though clien…
Examples (2)
This example demonstrates a shopping interaction in which the user is free to specify the quantity of items to be purchased and a total is calculated.
... public static final double price = 20.00; int quantity = currentUser.getAttribute("quantity"); double total = price * quantity; chargeUser(total); ...
Bad · Java
This example asks the user for a height and width of an m X n game board with a maximum dimension of 100 squares.
... #define MAX_DIM 100 ... /* board dimensions */ int m,n, error; board_square_t *board; printf("Please specify the board height: \n"); error = scanf("%d", &m); if ( EOF == error ){ die("No integer passed: Die evil hacker!\n"); } printf("Please specify the board width: \n"); error = scanf("%d", &n); if ( EOF == error ){ die("No integer passed: Die evil hacker!\n"); } if ( m > MAX_DIM || n > MAX_DIM ) { die("Value too large: Die evil hacker!\n"); } board = (board_square_t*) malloc( m * n * sizeof(board_square_t)); ...
Bad · C
CVE IDTitleCVSSSeverityPublished
CVE-2019-1598 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities — Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls 7.5 -2019-03-07
CVE-2019-1597 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities — Firepower 4100 Series Next-Generation Firewalls 7.5 -2019-03-07
CVE-2019-1588 Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches Application-Centric Infrastructure Mode Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability — Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode 4.4 -2019-03-06
CVE-2019-6555 Horner Automation Cscape 输入验证错误漏洞 — Cscape 7.8 -2019-02-28
CVE-2019-1689 Cisco Webex Teams for iOS Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability — Cisco Webex Teams 7.3 -2019-02-25
CVE-2019-1691 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software SSL or TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 5.8 -2019-02-21
CVE-2018-19008 ABB CP400PB TextEditor 输入验证错误漏洞 — ABB CP400 Panel Builder TextEditor 2.0 7.8 -2019-02-13
CVE-2018-12547 Eclipse OpenJ9 缓冲区错误漏洞 — Eclipse OpenJ9 9.8 -2019-02-11
CVE-2019-1676 Cisco Meeting Server SIP Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Meeting Server 7.5 -2019-02-08
CVE-2019-1678 Cisco Meeting Server Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Meeting Server 4.3 -2019-02-07
CVE-2018-19010 多款Drager产品输入验证漏洞 — Dräger Infinity Delta 7.5 -2019-01-28
CVE-2019-1652 Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Routers Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware 7.2 -2019-01-24
CVE-2019-1656 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Linux Shell Access Vulnerability — Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software 4.4 -2019-01-24
CVE-2019-1650 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability — Cisco SD-WAN Solution 8.8 -2019-01-24
CVE-2018-15460 Cisco Email Security Appliance URL Filtering Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 8.6 -2019-01-10
CVE-2018-15453 Cisco Email Security Appliance Memory Corruption Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 8.6 -2019-01-10
CVE-2019-3581 McAfee Web Gateway denial of service attack due to Improper Input Validation — McAfee Web Gateway 7.5 -2019-01-09
CVE-2018-19005 Horner Automation Cscape 输入验证漏洞 — Cscape 7.8 -2018-12-20
CVE-2018-18999 Advantech WebAccess/SCADA 缓冲区错误漏洞 — WebAccess/SCADA 7.6 -2018-12-19
CVE-2018-16873 Google Go 安全漏洞 — golang 8.1 -2018-12-14
CVE-2018-16874 Google Go 路径遍历漏洞 — golang 8.1 -2018-12-14
CVE-2018-16875 Google Go 信任管理问题漏洞 — golang 7.5 -2018-12-14
CVE-2018-16556 Siemens SIMATIC S7-400 输入验证错误漏洞 — SIMATIC S7-400 CPU 412-1 DP V7 7.5 High2018-12-13
CVE-2018-14663 PowerDNS DNSDist 安全漏洞 — dnsdist--2018-11-26
CVE-2018-14644 PowerDNS Recursor 输入验证漏洞 — pdns 5.9 -2018-11-09
CVE-2018-15450 Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance File Overwrite Vulnerability — Cisco Prime Collaboration Assurance 6.5 -2018-11-08
CVE-2018-15449 Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Video Surveillance Media Server Software 6.5 -2018-11-08
CVE-2018-15454 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.6 -2018-11-01
CVE-2018-14661 GlusterFS 输入验证错误漏洞 — glusterfs-server 6.5 -2018-10-31
CVE-2018-0378 Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches Precision Time Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability — Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 6000 Series 8.6 -2018-10-17

Vulnerabilities classified as CWE-20 (输入验证不恰当) represent 3320 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.